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military aid to pakistan. it's an indication that the white house does not intend to stop the unmanned drone program which is the source of tension with pakistan. >>> in syria, angry mobs attacked the u.s. embassy. demonstrators burned the american flag and ripped the letters off the front of the embassy building. protests come after the u.s. ambassador to syria criticized the syrian government's crack down on the uprising. secretary of state hillary clinton condemned the embassy attack. >> if anyone including president ha sad thinks that the united states is secretly hoping the regime will emerge from this turmoil to continue its brutality and repression, they are wrong. >> protesters loyal to president asad and the government also targeted the frenchment embassy. it's believed they are upset by a visit of u.s. and french ambassadors to the opposition city last week. >>> time now 5:15. the u.s. house in washington votes today on the kind of lightbulbs you can use. as ktvu's allison burns reports from our wash
military aid to pakistan. it's an indication that the white house does not intend to stop the unmanned drone program which is the source of tension with pakistan. >>> in syria, angry mobs attacked the u.s. embassy. demonstrators burned the american flag and ripped the letters off the front of the embassy building. protests come after the u.s. ambassador to syria criticized the syrian government's crack down on the uprising. secretary of state hillary clinton condemned the embassy...
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reportedly ran a phony vaccination program in pakistan where osama bin laden was hiding to get dna evidence proving that he was there. the new york times says the pakistani doctor who ran the program had temporary access to the bin laden compound but never actually saw bin laden himself. that doctor was also unable to get dna samples from bin laden's family members. the paper says the doctor has now been arrested and is being held in pakistani custody because of his suspected collaboration with the united states. >>> well, the half brother of afghan president ha mid karzai is dead. you see him here in video from a couple years ago was assassinated today. officials say it was a "trustworthy associate" who went to karzai's house to get him to sign some papers. the man shot karzai in the head and the chest. he's been called the most powerful man in southern afghanistan. he survives several previous assassination attempts. >>> the u.s. house comes in to session in just about 45 minutes. and as ktvu's allison burns reports from our washington d.c. newsroom they're battling over lightbulbs. atson
reportedly ran a phony vaccination program in pakistan where osama bin laden was hiding to get dna evidence proving that he was there. the new york times says the pakistani doctor who ran the program had temporary access to the bin laden compound but never actually saw bin laden himself. that doctor was also unable to get dna samples from bin laden's family members. the paper says the doctor has now been arrested and is being held in pakistani custody because of his suspected collaboration with...
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raid in pakistan that killed osama bin laden. and the u.s. is pressuring pakistan to be more aggressive as they pursue the taliban. the white house chief of staff william dally says the u.s. relationship with pakistan is complicate. >>> president obama is holding a news conference in less than two hours. ktvu's allison burns reports the president wants to give his take on why it's been impossible to reach a deal to raise the nation's debt limit. allison. >> reporter: that's right, pam. two key events we are watching today. first president obama will be laying out the battle lines in his morning news conference. then negotiations resume this afternoon at the white house. during sunday's 75 minute session president obama again pressed for what's being called the grand plan to reduce the deficit by $4 trillion including $1 trillion in tax increases. republican leaders say a smaller package with no tax increases stands the only chance in the house. treasury secretary is continuing to emphasize the stakes involved. >> it's politically very hard, b
raid in pakistan that killed osama bin laden. and the u.s. is pressuring pakistan to be more aggressive as they pursue the taliban. the white house chief of staff william dally says the u.s. relationship with pakistan is complicate. >>> president obama is holding a news conference in less than two hours. ktvu's allison burns reports the president wants to give his take on why it's been impossible to reach a deal to raise the nation's debt limit. allison. >> reporter: that's...
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wants to push pakistan to more aggressively pursue the taliban. the $800 million figure is a little more than a third of the more than $2 billion the u.s. gives to pakistan in security aid each year. >>> time is now 5:14. in just a couple hours president obama will describe the battle lines in the fight over raising the national debt ceiling. as ktvu's allison burns reports he'll be holding a news conference before these new talks take place. allison. >> reporter: dave, that's right. and president obama is vowing to bring all the key players together every day until a deal is reached to reduce the deficit and raise the nation's debt ceiling. it was all smiles around the negotiating table yesterday as talks got underway between president obama and congressional leaders. but reports indicate the 75 minute session was testy to say the least. both sides appear to be digging in their heels about how to reduce the deficit. treasury secretary tim gait they are says a deal needs reached by the end of the week. >> as we go into july, further into july, the
wants to push pakistan to more aggressively pursue the taliban. the $800 million figure is a little more than a third of the more than $2 billion the u.s. gives to pakistan in security aid each year. >>> time is now 5:14. in just a couple hours president obama will describe the battle lines in the fight over raising the national debt ceiling. as ktvu's allison burns reports he'll be holding a news conference before these new talks take place. allison. >> reporter: dave, that's...